In Oct. of 2015, Boyce will be bringing online a new variable pitch double regulated Kaplan turbine at the Sanford Dam. This will raise the generating capacity to 3.6 MW. Annual generation is dependent on the amount of snow melt, rainfall and generator on line time and varies from year to year.

Boyce Hydro energy generation Output: Boyce Hydro sells the electricity it generates to Consumers Energy under a Power Purchase Agreement. A press release dated July 28, 2003 from VOLT INC. where they claimed to have acquired the assets of Wolverine Power Corporation discloses the following historical information. This sale was never completed. “The major assets included in the Michigan utility are the hydro-electric turbines which generate over 10 megawatts of power, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) License and the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Consumers Energy which runs through the year 2022. Historical revenue from the PPA is approximately $1 Million dollars annually.”

The following graphs show the last three years of power generation as reported by Boyce Hydro to FERC for Sanford and Edenville.

Renewable Energy Credits (REC) April, 27, 2010: The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a contract between Boyce Hydro Power, LLC and The Detroit Edison Company where Boyce will sell Detroit Edison 210,000 RECs at $7.75 price per REC. There is an additional 112,000 RECs that Detroit Edison can elect to purchase at the same $7.75 price per REC. The contract is for 7 years for the base amount of 30,000 RECs/year (210,000 in total). The value of these RECs to Boyce Hydro over the 7 year contract is $1,627,500 for the 210,000 RECs and the potential for another $868,000 for the optional 112,000 RECs.

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Weed Control on Sanford Lake

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Jerome Township and the Village of Sanford is administered by the Sanford Lake Improvement Board and can be reached here. SLIB or call the Sanford Lake Hotline at (989) 837-7139
Treatment details may be found here

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The Sanford Lake Association (SLA) is a voluntary group of home-owners on and around Sanford Lake and funded solely by membership dues. It is a 501c3 corporation and membership fees and donations are tax deductible.